Forty eight days. That’s all that remains of my entire high school career. Twelve years of my life will finally become wrapped up and complete. Between my friends, teachers, peers, coaches, and sports, these few years have easily been the highlight of my life. High school trumps middle school and easily elementary school but each and every year had their own memorable moments.
Freshman year:
Fresh meat… Probably the most nerve racking and intimidating year of my life! Not gonna lie, my biggest fear without a doubt was getting crammed in a locker. But then again I had a few friends behind me that were already in high school. So that pretty much made me a “cool” kid, because I had “high school friends”. All thanks to middle school cross country. During my whole freshman year I had to adjust to the changes which didn’t take long at all and it didn’t help that I played baseball and ran cross country as well so that made the year fly by! As of right now freshman year is the second fastest year of high school! The highlight of my freshman year was probably getting runner up at league in Cross country, as a freshman team with like two seniors aboard.
Sophomore year:
PIECE OF CAKE! I didn’t have a worry in the world during that year. School was an ease. Once again between baseball and cross country and my school work life was easy. I began to find my true friends and find lifelong peers. I would have to say the worst part of sophomore year had to be OGT week. That actually probably ranks as the worst week of my life and high school career. But, the highlight would defiantly be qualifying for the regional cross country meet, first the time in a long time. I believe the last time Bethel-Tate cross country had ever made it that far was like twenty years prior. Other than that all together my sophomore year was pretty boring in a sense, so there really isn't too much to talk about. Well, until summer rolled around and I got my licenses!
Junior year:
Where to begin... Junior year was like a roller coaster of emotions, I guess you could say. The only reason I say that is because that's when I got a taste of reality and realized that my future wasn't to far away. School was a breeze, my classes were easy and the work that I had to complete was minimal and really easy for the most part. I felt like I dedicated my whole Junior year to sports for the most part. I put my heart and soul into running more that year than I ever had before, just because I felt like I so much to prove to myself, coach and my "brothers". It was my first year back being healthy and cleared from any broken bones or fractures from the long and agonizing string of injuries that I had dealt with for the past three years. The season was going perfectly and our team was on our way to a Cross Country League championship until two to three weeks before the league meet. Kids were getting sick, tired, and hurt. But we all battled through and were able to pull out another runner up finish for the third year in a row. Baseball on the other hand was different. There wasn't a chance in the world that we would win league, so my main concern was to have the most fun I possibly could and just go with the flow. Which is exactly what I did and after baseball wrapped up, my Junior year had come to an end. This is where it got a little rough. This meant that the majority of my friends that were older than I was were headed off to college and I knew that meant that I wasn't going to see them everyday day like I had gotten used to. My friends that I was extremely close to I kept in touch with, and the others not so much and they just kind of faded away.
Senior Year:
Wake up Brodey! Reality came and kicked me right in the forehead! It hit me like a brick wall. This is my last year ever stepping foot in high school as a student at Bethel-Tate High School. So my goal, make this one of the greatest years I've ever had! So far so good, seven months down and a little over two left. Graduation is right around the corner and I've just about achieved my goal. This year has been the bomb dot com. First of all it couldn't have started out any better. I came into this year starting my last season of cross country and the last time ever sharing sweat, blood, and tears, with the 14 brothers that I made over the past four years. We promised our coach from day one and race one of our freshman year that we would bring her home with a league championship trophy. Our last race of the season and the last race for Seniors was the day that promise was full-filled. That will always be in my top five greatest memories. After cross country was over I started to focus on my school work and maintaining good grades. Which sorta fell off the band wagon after about 2nd trimester. And as of right now in this moment and time I'm currently in the process of enlisting in the United States Air force. After I graduate I'm looking forward to move on with my life, especially in the military. As badly as I love the town of Bethel and our school, which have accomplished great things, I'm ready to travel away for a little while and see what else is out there.
If I could live anywhere and any way I wanted, I would…
A. I would want to live exactly where I am now. In the small quiet town of Bethel, Ohio.
If I could be anything I wanted, I would…
A. I would want to ultimately want to have my own hunting show and have my own hunting line. But at the same time be a member of the USAF.
If I could do anything I wanted, whenever I wanted, I would…
A. Hunt all year round, take hunting trips every month all over the country, and be a member of the USAF.
Where are you five years from now?
A. Living in my own house with a my wife and hopefully a child or children in a small farm town, away from everybody.
Twenty years from now?
A. Living in a Log Cabin behind the house I grew up in and on the farm I roamed as a child living with my family and retired from the USAF.
Thirty-five years from now?
A. Still living my life with my family in my Log Cabin with a few pets enjoying life.
Fifty years from now?
A. Living my life with the idea that I've lived my life to the fullest and enjoying life with my family and friends. Also watching my kids go off to college or what ever decisions they decide to make.